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December 25bps

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will or will not hand Australians another 25 basis point increase in the official cash rate before Christmas. The odds fell to a 50 per cent chance it will - I guess this is the same as saying it won't - after the ...

Boiling frog

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2009
... morning, there are more stories about 'Shocking' (the horse) winning the Melbourne Cup than there is about the official cash rate rising by another 25 basis points - the second month in a row - to 3.5 per cent. And unlike 'Shocking's victory, the RBA's ...

On A$ parity and dashed whispers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
... the central bank would raise rates another seven times before 2010 becomes 2011. This would take the current official cash rate of 3.25 per cent to 5.0 per cent. Stevens' words all but ensured a 25 basis point hike next month - maybe even a 50 bps increased. ...

Our fearful trip is done

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
... for the stock market. But what happened? Financial markets widely regarded the RBA's decision to increase the official cash rate from the 'emergency' level of 3.0 per cent to 3.25 per cent as a vote of confidence for the Australian economy and its future ...

Rejoice for rates have risen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2009
... then...five more by June next year and two more before 2010 is over - all in all, a 200 basis point increase bringing the cash rate to 5.0 per cent. Ouch! Makes for a good headline, doesn't it? But if the RBA's crystal ball is correct - growth in 2010 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2009
... share market closed stronger on Tuesday but well off its early highs after the central bank decided to raise the key cash rate. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed up 18.3 points, or 0.4 per cent, at 4591.6 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2009
... Private Wealth associate director Lucinda Chan said the market was performing well but could react to the Reserve Bank cash rate decision on Tuesday afternoon. "If rates go up, it's a good sign of global growth," she said. "But property stocks will be ...

Vote of confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2009
... point rate increase next month from 15 per cent to 23 per cent. There is now a near even chance (45 per cent) of the cash rate being raised in November and by December...a done deal! And one year from now, financial markets expect the 3 per cent "emergency" ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
... The New Zealand sharemarket held its gains from early trade after Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard left the official cash rate (OCR) unchanged. The benchmark NZSX-50 index added 10.27 points, or 0.33 per cent, to 3126.68.

Depends on the data

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
You know Australia is back to normal when "they will, they won't" speculation on interest rates returns a major sport. This is usually accompanied by "they will earlier, they will later" betting with every economic data release providing evidence for ...